Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner defends his past on campaign trail

Trump officials' cell phone habits made them vulnerable to 'unhinged' spying campaign: NYT

The New York Times on Saturday added significant new detail to a bombshell report first published by NBC News — and covered by Raw Story — revealing that the Pentagon has raised its counterintelligence threat assessment for Israel to "critical," its highest level.The most striking addition: a senior U.S. official's characterization of what Israel has been doing. The aggressiveness of Israeli intelligence collection on top Trump administration officials, the official told the Times, has been "unhinged."The Times also identified the specific American officials Israel is believed to have targeted: Steve Witkoff, Trump's chief Iran negotiator; Elbridge A. Colby, the Pentagon's top policy official; and Colby's deputy for Middle East policy, Michael P. DiMino IV.The paper also reports American personnel in Israel found that software to intercept their communications had been installed on their phones.That last detail underscores what officials described as a self-inflicted vulnerability. Senior Trump officials have routinely conducted national security business on personal cellphones, flown on private aircraft, and declined embassy staffing support abroad — habits that make them easy targets, according to the new report."The tendency of some senior Trump administration officials to fly on private aircraft, to conduct national security business on their personal phones and to reject staffing from U.S. embassies abroad made them especially vulnerable targets," a former senior official told the Times."Other current officials also acknowledged the use of personal cellphones by top American officials have made them easy targets for eavesdropping," the Times states.Israel's threat designation now stands higher than any other U.S. ally and higher than some adversaries, the report notes. The Pentagon declined to comment. The White House called the account false. Israel's embassy said Israel "does not gather intelligence on American entities, let alone U.S. government officials."

'She just goes a little haywire': Nancy Mace's past catches up with her primary bid

Rep. Nancy Mace’s attempt to leap from the House of Representatives to the governor’s mansion in South Carolina has more difficulties than Donald Trump ignoring her and endorsing opponent Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette.As part of a Politico interview with the controversial lawmaker, who still considers herself “MAGA” despite the president turning his back on her, one South Carolina GOP insider claimed she has enough personal baggage to give conservative voters pause.Trump's endorsement of Evette carries decisive weight in South Carolina's reliably Republican environment. Historical voting patterns suggest Evette has effectively secured her place in a runoff, leaving Mace and three other Republicans scrambling for the second ballot spot.According to the report, the turning point for the GOP lawmaker came in November, when Mace's public meltdown at Charleston Airport generated national headlines. According to an airport authority report, Mace unleashed a profanity-laced tirade at law enforcement officers and TSA agents for failing to meet her at a prearranged pickup location—even as they walked her to her flight.The incident proved more damaging than expected. "I think the airport thing hurt her more than the [Epstein] thing," said Terry Sullivan, a longtime South Carolina Republican operative unaffiliated in the race. "She's had really strong debate performances, she's articulate, she's right on the issues for these folks, but then she just goes a little haywire."Mace's response only amplified the damage. Days after the incident, she held a Charleston press conference defending her actions and dismissing the airport authority's report as a "political hit job.""Did I drop an f-bomb? I hope I did," she said at the time, a statement that drew swift rebukes from fellow South Carolina Republicans. Sen. Tim Scott issued a blistering statement condemning her language and treatment of airport officials. Sen. Lindsey Graham piled on with criticism of his own.Months later, Mace remains defiant. She attributed her airport confrontations to threats against her safety and the alleged partisan harassment she endures. "I get over a thousand death threats a year, and I'm the only one that doesn't get security when traveling. In fact, the last three times I've had an altercation or been accosted has been at an airport, particularly the Charleston airport, because the left has lost their mind," she told Politico.

Despite new allegations, Maine’s Platner predicts voters will send him to Senate

Democrat denies reports of physical intimidation towards women, saying his past has been ‘weaponized’The Democratic US senate candidate Graham Platner on Friday predicted that Maine’s voters would support him four days later in his party primary despite a string of controversies – including recent negative headlines about his treatment of women that he said had been “weaponized”.In a 25-minute speech before supporters in Bar Harbor, the oyster farmer and US marine combat veteran addressed the controversies around his personal conduct, which escalated on Thursday with a New York Times report in which three former romantic partners described disturbing behavior, including being physically intimidated by him. Continue reading...

Critics, Media Defend FBI Analysts Kash Patel Fired for 2023 Memo Portraying Catholics as Dangerous Extremists

Critics and legacy news outlets are pouncing on the Trump administration and Director Kash Patel for the Friday firing of Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) analysts connected to the creation of a 2023 memo warning of a potential threat from “extremist” traditional Catholics. The post Critics, Media Defend FBI Analysts Kash Patel Fired for 2023 Memo Portraying Catholics as Dangerous Extremists appeared first on Breitbart.

GOP senator revolts over Hegseth’s ‘unacceptable’ religious decree

Sen. John Curtis (R-UT) lashed out Saturday at Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office over a “significant change” it instituted regarding the classifications of religions, one he argued was “unacceptable” and that he was actively working to correct.This week, the Department of Defense announced that it had significantly reduced the number of recognized religions within the agency, down from more than 200 to 31. The change, according to Sean Parnell, Hegseth’s assistant for public affairs, was to allow “religious support personnel" to better provide "spiritual care to our warfighters.”The issue, Curtis claimed, was that in whittling down the number of recognized religions, Hegseth’s office had declared the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints – commonly referred to as the Mormon Church – to not be a Christian religion.“Latter-day Saints are among the most patriotic, service-oriented individuals in our country. They are also unequivocally Christian – just look at who is in the name of the Church,” Curtis said in a statement published on social media Saturday. “It is unacceptable for a government entity to characterize a faith in a manner that contradicts the religion’s own foundational tenets. I am working now to ensure a correction is made.”LDS Dems, a prominent Democratic Party caucus for “left-of-center members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,” urged more conservative members of the church to potentially reconsider support for the Trump administration.“Under new military guidance from Pete Hegseth, the LDS Church is officially classified as a non-Christian religion,” reads a social media post from the LDS Dems account on X. “My fellow Saints, you can love these Christian nationalists all you want, but they will not love you back.”Latter-day Saints are among the most patriotic, service-oriented individuals in our country. They are also unequivocally Christian—just look at who is in the name of the Church.It is unacceptable for a government entity to characterize a faith in a manner that contradicts the… https://t.co/ywqk59ZtRz— Senator John Curtis (@SenJohnCurtis) June 6, 2026

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Fetterman vows to ditch hoodie for suit if Graham Platner proves he didn’t send ‘d–k pics’ to minors

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) pledged to wear a suit “every day” if embattled Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner can prove he didn’t send “d–k pics” to minors. The extraordinary hoodie challenge came during Fetterman’s appearance on Fox News Saturday in America, where he referred to Platner, who admitted he had an active Kik account while...